Morgyn Carson

ECE 150

2/25/19

Final Inquiry

In the classroom there can be good days and bad days. This made me think of the

question How do you not take out your frustration or anger on the students? What are

the best ways to get rid of frustration? The methods I used to answer these questions

were, observing a classroom, library research, and talking to teachers/ former teachers.

While observing in the classroom I noticed that when the teacher would get

frustrated they wouldn't really show it. They would talk to the student about the

situation or ask then to stop. Although this doesn't always help. Students don't always

listen to you the first time you say something. I noticed that if the teacher were to ask

the question multiple time, but nothing were to change they would change their

approach and try something else.

When I researched how to handle frustration there were many results although

not all were for teachers. All the results said almost the same things. In an article written

by David Hoch titled “Handling Frustration in Your Position” it explains how you can

limit the amount of stress you have throughout the day by getting things done early.

What he means by this is give yourself a couple of days in advance to do something. By

doing this you wont have so much work piled up. This article shows how you can limit

the stress put on yourself, but not the stress that may be caused by students.
 I also asked my grandma how she handled stress and frustration when she was a

teacher. Her response was that if you are frustrated with a student(s) you can't show

your emotion. Some students feed off of your reaction and continue to do what they

were doing. She then said that she would try to give herself time to do what she wanted.

Some of the examples she had given me were she would read in her spare time like

during recess or she would wait till she had got home to do things. At the end of our

discussion she told me that you won't have good days everyday and to not let the little

things bother me when I become a teacher.

After answering this question that I had through research many teachers could

use this method for any questions they have. They might ask one another for pointers on

how to keep students quiet or observe how other teachers teach a certain lesson. I think

that by constantly asking questions and finding answers you will become a better

teacher and learn many different ways to deal with different situations. This also allows

you to keep an open mind on how others do things because not all classrooms are run

the same way.

 Work cited

Hoch, D. (2007). Handling Frustration in Your Position. ​Coach and Athletic Director,

77​(4), 13-14.